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Ibn Khaldun: Life and Times
Allen James Fromherz
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Description for Ibn Khaldun: Life and Times
Paperback. A biography of Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406), famous historian, scholar, theologian and statesman. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324. Life and Times. 208 pages, 1 maps. A biography of Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406), famous historian, scholar, theologian and statesman. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRH. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 12. Weight: 328.
The first complete, scholarly English-language biography of Ibn Khaldun. Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406) is one of the most influential and important Muslim thinkers in history, inspiring at least as much interest among modern scholars as his immediate contemporaries. Legions of sociologists, anthropologists and historians have studied his philosophy of history, treating the Muqaddimah as a timeless piece of philosophy. Yet most studies ignore the fascinating story of Ibn Khaldun's own life and times. Rejecting portrayals of him as a modern mind lost in medieval obscurity, Allen Fromherz demonstrates how Ibn Khaldun's ideas were shaped by his historical context and personal ... Read more
The first complete, scholarly English-language biography of Ibn Khaldun. Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406) is one of the most influential and important Muslim thinkers in history, inspiring at least as much interest among modern scholars as his immediate contemporaries. Legions of sociologists, anthropologists and historians have studied his philosophy of history, treating the Muqaddimah as a timeless piece of philosophy. Yet most studies ignore the fascinating story of Ibn Khaldun's own life and times. Rejecting portrayals of him as a modern mind lost in medieval obscurity, Allen Fromherz demonstrates how Ibn Khaldun's ideas were shaped by his historical context and personal ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
324g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748644834
SKU
V9780748644834
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About Allen James Fromherz
Allen James Fromherz is an Assistant Professor of Medieval Mediterranean and Islamic History at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He is author of /The Almohads: The Rise of an Islamic Empire (2010) and /Qatar: A Modern History/ (2011).
Reviews for Ibn Khaldun: Life and Times
'A superb account of how a historian developed his own historical methodology... Highly recommended.'
CHOICE Amazon 'A superb account of how a historian developed his own historical methodology... Highly recommended.'
CHOICE Amazon 'A superb account of how a historian developed his own historical methodology... Highly recommended.'